tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post7929474834336407718..comments2024-03-18T15:08:44.116+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Taking Out A Contract On 'The Little Gentleman In Black Velvet'...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-66553585824054847992010-02-24T14:33:15.102+00:002010-02-24T14:33:15.102+00:00http://www.rivertext.com/mole.shtml
enjoy... ;-Dhttp://www.rivertext.com/mole.shtml<br /><br />enjoy... ;-DFat Hennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-82397271521389380562010-02-24T08:03:41.775+00:002010-02-24T08:03:41.775+00:00A giant wicker mole..?
Like it!
Columnist Patri...<i>A giant wicker mole..? </i><br /><br />Like it!<br /><br />Columnist Patrick Campbell wrote a brilliant piece inspired by a postmark - 'Shipped through Newport, Home of the Mole Wrench' - in which he pictured the arcane Druidic ceremony of Wrenching the Mole, held on a Welsh slag heap at the dead of night.<br /><br />'Bring a mole; we're wrenching tonight, boyo!'Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63091390025000183452010-02-24T07:03:01.337+00:002010-02-24T07:03:01.337+00:00"You're right, Mr Winyard, we shouldn'...<i>"You're right, Mr Winyard, we shouldn't 'just kill them'; how about making some kind of ceremony out of it?"</i> <br /><br />A giant wicker mole..? ;)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-44992828963826696892010-02-24T07:02:03.444+00:002010-02-24T07:02:03.444+00:00"Since the ranger is a council employee, it i...<i>"Since the ranger is a council employee, it is assuming rather too much that he knows which end the pellets come out of."</i> <br /><br />I'm hoping he's a contractee, rather than someone from the bins given a shotgun..! <br /><br /><i>"And while we're about it, I'm puzzled by your use of 'mortified'..."</i> <br /><br />I did wonder about that. It could have been the reporter paraphrasing incorrectly. <br /><br />Mind you, have just read a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/23/sexually-confused-sex-education-faith-schools" rel="nofollow">'CiF' article</a> which contained this howler: <i>"With credit to the government, this bill does show they have realised the affect on young people of a lack of sex and relationship education in schools..."</i><br /><br />So I'm guessing it's just the general decline in literacy.<br /><br /><i>"I think the ranger should watch the film Caddyshack with Bill Murrey, to give him a few ideas in how to control moles."</i> <br /><br />Heh, indeed!<br /><br /><i>"...so what use was a shotgun?"</i> <br /><br />I think the idea is that you get them when they are above ground, pushing the spoil out of their burrow. So, as you are shooting <i>downwards</i>, into soft earth, even less potential hazard..?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84904867745629006272010-02-24T06:43:05.056+00:002010-02-24T06:43:05.056+00:00“It’s surely not right to just kill moles.”
I rea...<i>“It’s surely not right to just kill moles.”</i><br /><br />I read that to mean that Mr Winyard felt they should be tortured first....KenSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27100055417367940622010-02-23T18:40:40.681+00:002010-02-23T18:40:40.681+00:00Rod:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas
I...Rod:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas<br /><br />I've been thinking; <i>“It’s surely not right to just kill moles. I think it’s disgusting.” </i><br />You're right, Mr Winyard, we shouldn't 'just kill them'; how about making some kind of ceremony out of it?Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-44133274324335847932010-02-23T18:11:20.537+00:002010-02-23T18:11:20.537+00:00The cheeeeldren, could hurt the little cheeeldren....The cheeeeldren, could hurt the little cheeeldren. Ye Gods! Moles, cunning and destructive little bleeders, I know people who would call in a napalm strike if they could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79275628594087341112010-02-23T18:01:25.828+00:002010-02-23T18:01:25.828+00:00I remember Jasper Carrot had trouble with moles. C...I remember Jasper Carrot had trouble with moles. Cannot remember the solution.Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91586480934864163472010-02-23T13:20:56.463+00:002010-02-23T13:20:56.463+00:00an observation - the entire philosophy behind the ...an observation - the entire philosophy behind the mole's design is it's ability to avoid detection and harm by living under the fucking ground. so what use was a shotgun? how do the council deal with pigeons, throw fucking mole-traps in the air?richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-47851695874107648422010-02-23T13:00:52.930+00:002010-02-23T13:00:52.930+00:00I think the ranger should watch the film Caddyshac...I think the ranger should watch the film Caddyshack with Bill Murrey, to give him a few ideas in how to control moles.My Thoughts My Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602979196088570393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-18095354719982665612010-02-23T11:10:33.336+00:002010-02-23T11:10:33.336+00:00Mr Winyard, do you drive a car? The roads are open...Mr Winyard, do you drive a car? The roads are open and there are pedestrians there.<br /><br />What's going on? For health and safety reasons alone it's dangerous. What if a car hits a dog or even a child?<br /><br />And while we're about it, I'm puzzled by your use of 'mortified', implying that the appearance of the ranger either deeply humiliated you or turned you into a zombie.<br /><br />Now <i>that</i> would be a story worth contacting your local paper about.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-68027431453318808452010-02-23T10:50:25.128+00:002010-02-23T10:50:25.128+00:00Since the ranger is a council employee, it is assu...Since the ranger is a council employee, it is assuming rather too much that he knows which end the pellets come out of.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.com